“Every birth is a unique experience which can be powerful, positive and transformative”

Every birth is a unique experience which can be powerful, positive and transformative. Most women experience pain in labour but, given encouraging physical and emotional support and an unimpeded physiological labour, they can cope. Good support during a woman’s birth makes the difference between pain and suffering and ensures that labour pain is a positive force in the birth of a baby.

Our emphasis is in supporting women to enable their labour to unfold naturally — and the vast majority of women have the capacity to give birth without intervention — but to accept medical intervention if it is warranted.

Having a baby and becoming a parent for the first time or adding a new baby to an existing family is a time of enormous change which can be challenging. Having the opportunity to think through issues, discuss options and make plans for this transition ahead of time can give you more confidence so that the changes are not only manageable but welcome.